Mansfield releases proposed 2018 road resurfacing program

MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council reviewed the planned repaving program schedule for this year, including an Ohio Department of Transportation program that would repave a large portion of Lexington Avenue.

The city's resurfacing program includes 16.67 total resurfaced miles of city streets split into two phases, 8.33 miles in phase one and 8.34 miles in phase two.

The resurfaced mileage includes 2.39 miles in ward one, 3.27 miles in ward two, 2.66 miles in ward three, 2.96 miles in ward four, 2.51 miles in ward five and 2.88 miles in ward six.

The estimated program cost for the city repaving program is $4,356,113.45, including $2,149,378.45 in phase one and $2,206,735 in phase two.

City engineer Bob Bianchi said the money for the repaving comes primarily from the city's pothole haters tax, along with some funds from the city's water and sewer funds for items like catch basins and manholes.

The program is still tentative, as council members can still submit suggestions for other roads they think should be repaved.

See below for a complete list of proposed roads to be repaved.

The Lexington Avenue repaving is part of the Ohio Department of Transportation's urban paving program.

Lexington Avenue would be repaved from the Kroger Entrance to Main Street and from Main Street to First Street.

Other roads resurfaced as part of the ODOT program include Second Street and Adams Street, which are state or U.S. routes for which the urban paving money can be used.

About 4.09 miles of the project is within Mansfield city limits. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in June 2018 and end in August 2018.

According to ODOT, a minimum of one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times during construction at all sections.

The total cost for the U.S. 42 ODOT urban paving project is $2,460,153.21, with a city share of $742,606.

ODOT will cover 100 percent of the preliminary engineering costs and environmental studies costs and 80 percent of the roadway construction and construction engineering costs, along with 100 percent of bridge-related costs.

The city will be responsible for the remaining 20 percent and will be 100 percent responsible for items such as curbs, curb ramps, sidewalks, city signs and guardrail replacement.

The Richland County Regional Planning Commission will be responsible for 100 percent of the roadway construction and construction engineering costs for a pedestrian island on U.S. 42 at Florence Avenue. Toll revenue credit will pay for the city's 20 percent match.

The planning commission will also be responsible for 80 percent of the roadway construction costs for the paving fabric being placed in the outside lanes of U.S. 42 from the Kroger Entrance to Main Street, with the city covering the remaining 20 percent for construction costs and the city bearing 100 percent of the construction engineering costs.

The total for all proposed repaving in Mansfield in 2018 between both programs is $6,816,266.66, with a city share for both projects of $5,098,719.45.